Shoe model



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SHOE MODEL;

Filed Feb. 3, 1932 INVENTOR (Zarles Waizaway )4 L .BY

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Patented Aug. 9, 1932 M UNITED STATES CHARLES W. CONAWAY, 0F GREATNECK,NEW YORK SHOE MODEL Application filed February 3, 1932. Serial No.590,567.

My invention relates to models for shoes and the like, the main objectbeing to provide a simple, light, cheap, and highly eflicient model tobe used by salesmen as a trade dress to demonstrate to prospectivebuyers to the best advantage the actual appearance of the finishedproduct as to design, lines, contour, color, surface ornamentation, andother details. The construction is also such that all of these featuresmay be viewed from the front, side, and rear, which is quite essentialto a satisfactory demonstration. By this construction, not only is agreat saving in selling expense and cost of production effected, butwhenever the prospective purchaser may desire slight modifications inrespect to certain details, these may be easily, quickly, and cheaplymade in existing models without sacrificing valuable material. Inaddition to the above, the salesman may carry with him, by reason of thelight weight of the models and the fact that the same may be nested in agiven limit of space and weight, many more demonstrating devices ormodels than would otherwise be possible.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my new and improved model- Fig.1 is a side view;

Fig. 2 is a front view;

Fig. 3 is a rear view.

1 represents the toe portion of the model and 2 represents the heelportion thereof connected to said toe portion by spaced side portions.The toe, heel, and sides are made of one or more irregular sheets orstrips of differently colored paper overlapping at their edges so as toform a body of suflicient firmness to be self-supporting when assembled.These parts when assembled illustrate perfectly the finished product asto all details of shape, design and color. By the use of such a model,the prospective buyer may view the same from all sides and thusvisualize correctly the actual appearance of a shoe built ofcorresponding size, shape and design. Again, by the use of differentlycolored pieces of paper, variations in contour may be easily made, andsurface ornamentation, including lines and color, may be varied at will,since the use of paper lends itself admirably to such changes. Again, bymaking the body of the model hollow, as shown, any number of thesemodels may be nested one within theother, thereby saving greatly in thespace required for packing and transportation. 5 It is not necessary inall cases to nest such models since in some instances they may be foldedand opened up for demonstration, in which event, of course, the sides ofthe model may be easily separated and bent, or sprung u out, by thefingers to the contour of the shoe, the thickness of the paper'beingsuch as to permit the model to be bent without breaking, and when bentto remain of the desired contour during the demonstration period. 65 Ihave illustrated only one of an unlimited number of designs that may bedemonstrated by the use of such a model. In the drawing I have shownonly the shoe upper, so-called, since the presence of the shoe heelitself adds nothing of importance to the appearance of the upper. By theterm selfsupporting, I mean that the stock from which the model is builtshould be suficiently firm so that the model will retain its shapesufiioiently during a demonstration to permit the same to be viewed fromevery angle and at the proper distance to get the true effect. In thepreferred construction the body of the model is made up of a pluralityof paper strips, or inserts, of different shapes and colors and ofdifferent surface ornamentation, all being fitted together and securedby adhesive so as to simulate in all respects the appearance of thefinished product. 3-3 represent such inserts. In the preferredconstruction after a particular design has been selected, thevariouspieces constituting the model body may be taken apart and used toassist in making patterns for corresponding pieces of leather or othermaterial from which the shoe itself is to be made.

I claim:

A shoe model comprising a plurality of 7 sides of said bodycorresponding in contour I00 to the toe, heel and sides respectively ofa V finished shoe upper, the outside surfaces of the differently coloredirregular paper pieces delineating the contrasting color ornamen- Btation of different portions of the surface of said body, the edges ofthe outside pieces delineating the ornamental outline design thereon.

CHARLES W. CONAWAY.

